Nagpur woman abducted, beaten with stick, dies at Mayo Hospital; accused absconding

A 35-year-old woman, Priyanka Mahesh Savarkar, has died in Nagpur's Nandanvan area. She is alleged to have been abducted and badly beaten by Akshay Shalikram Karote (30) because she objected to his relationship with a minor girl. Priyanka was the girl's maternal aunt and lived in the Nandanvan slum.

According to the allegations, Akshay took Priyanka to the Wathoda area and beat her with a stick. She suffered serious injuries to the head, arms and legs. She fought for life for about two days and died during treatment at Mayo Hospital.

According to the information available, Akshay had come in contact with Priyanka's 16-year-old niece about two years ago, and the two had begun meeting. A few days ago, Akshay allegedly assaulted the girl. When Priyanka learnt of this, she protested and said she would expose his actions to everyone.

It is alleged that Akshay was angered by this and threatened Priyanka that he would kill her if she told anyone anything.

Meanwhile, the girl's grandmother also learnt of the matter and told the girl to stay away from Akshay. The accused suspected that Priyanka had told the grandmother about his actions, and this left him with a grudge.

According to information received by the police, Akshay abducted Priyanka from the Nandanvan area out of this grudge and took her on a motorcycle to Wathoda. There he struck her several times on the head, arms and legs with a stick. He fled the spot, leaving Priyanka in a critical condition.

After the incident, Priyanka's condition worsened and her family first took her to a private hospital. As her condition became serious, she was referred to Mayo Hospital. Despite about two days of treatment, she could not be saved.

The spot falls under the Nandanvan police station area, so the investigation has been handed to Nandanvan police. Police say the accused has been absconding since the incident and is being searched for. Several serious cases, including murder and house-breaking, are reportedly registered against Akshay Karote earlier.